Individual: Radebe, Nhlanhla???Telephone:+27 33 3420052

Description: Nhlanhla Radebe runs a training programme for youth in which HIV/AIDS is a central theme.

Individual: Radebe, Nonzwakazi???Telephone:+27 31 2039050

Description: Nonzwakazi is a Publications Researcher at the Community Law & Rural Development Centre. This Centre provides legal advice and human rights education in rural communities throughout KZN and in parts of the Eastern Cape.

Individual: Radebe, Sihle???Telephone:+27 31 3063848

Description: Mr Radebe is employed by Ebenezer Distributors, as general manager. Ebenezer Distributors is involved in the supply of natural health products to people living with HIV/AID. The organisation also offers counselling services, a referral network and capacity-building workshops and seminars.

Individual: Ramasar, Vasna???Telephone:+27 31 261 8161

Description: I am involved in research on HIV/AIDS and its relationship with sustainable development. I am also looking at the impacts of HIV/AIDS on the environment and how we can assess and manage the impacts of development of HIV transmission.

Individual: Ramasar, Vasna???Telephone:+27 31 2618161

Description: Miss Ramasar is an environmental researcher at the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR). Her work, in terms of HIV/AIDS, has been on HIV/AIDS Impact Assessment, the relationship between HIV/AIDS and the biophysical environment and sustainable development. She has also worked on HIV/AIDS strategic policy development for the mining sector, the Department of Environmental Affairs and Tourism (in terms of national sustainable development strategies) and the World Bank.

Individual: Ramataboe, Puleng???Telephone:+27 11 447 6464

Description: Dr Ramataboe is a public health professional who is committed to the fight against HIV/AIDS. Dr Ramataboe has an extensive medical background, including working within the public health system, working with the communities and educating them, working with other partners for the necessary synergies required, dealing with the barriers, cultural, social and economical and now in reseach.

Individual: Ramduth, Hema???Telephone:+27 31 268 5816

Description: Hema is a Social Science Researcher at HIVAN. She is involved in all areas of research in HIV/AIDS in Kwa-Zulu Natal.

Individual: Ramnarain, Benita???Telephone:+27 32 541 0323

Description: Benita is a community service occupational therapist.

Individual: Raniga, Tanusha???Telephone:+27 32 9463440

Description: Mrs Raniga is a Lecturer with the Centre for Social Work, University of Natal. She is involved in facilitating a support group for women living with HIV/AIDS at the King Edward Hospital, and has conducted research in the field of HIV/AIDS. Her areas of research include: Community perceptions of the impact of HIV/AIDS on living arrangements in informal settlements; an HIV/AIDS Schools-based programme: Evaluation of train-the-trainer model of intervention and she is currently involved in an extended study on school intervention and HIV/AIDS.

Individual: Raptie, Ravikanthi???Telephone:+27 31 5781954

Description: Ravi's interests lie in the social sciences

Individual: Rawat, Sherona???Telephone:+27 31 2663528

Description: Ms Rawat BA(psych), B.Soc.SC Hons (Psych), Masters Soc.Sc. (Gender Studies) is involved with HIV/AIDS and bereavement research as well as research into substance abuse.

Individual: Reddy, Navendrie???Telephone:+27 31 4005654

Description: Navendrie is a research assistant. She has a Bachelor of Nursing Degree and is currently completing her Masters in Nursing.

Individual: Reddy, Krishnee???Telephone:+27 31 5003070

Description: Krishnee is involved in counselling families affected by drug and alchohol abuse. She runs a support group for the wives of alcoholics and substance abusers. She is also a hospice home-based care giver and senior citizen volunteer. She is also involved in the Phoenix Domestic Violence Network and the Starwood Ladies Support Group.

Individual: Reid, Steve???Telephone:+27 33 4171695

Description: Mr Reid is a Children?’s Home Manager catering for children both affected and infected by HIV/AIDS.

Individual: Reid, Sandy???Telephone:+27 33 4172703

Description: Mrs Reid is a member of staff at a childrens home situated in the Greytown district, Pietermaritzburg. The Home houses children who are infected/affected by HIV/AIDS.

Individual: Relebohile Letsie, Puleng???Telephone:+266 22313790

Description: I am a sinlge Mosotho lady, who has a special interest in HIV related issues and longs for an HIV Competent Basotho Nation in the near future. I have a first degree in Education, with a Master of Education in Psychology and a Post-Graduate Diploma in Public Health. I love working with communities, especically facilitating participatory educational sessions on HIV and related issues.

Individual: Rex Yinusa, Ajenifuja???Telephone:+234-1-4820876

Description: Pastor Ajenifuja is the Founder and Executive Director of a christian faith-based HIV/AIDS Organization, HOPE FOR AIDS OUTREACH, a Lagos Nigeria based organization. Hope for AIDS Outreach worksand serves the christian faith communities in Nigeria by Educating, Mobilising and Motivating the same against the spread ot the virus in these part of the World.The Outreaches civers the entire country. Hope for AIDS has a successes story to tell being the leading faith organization that focus on HIV.

Individual: Reynolds, Heather???Telephone:+27 31 7821417

Description: Heather is the Director and founder of God's Golden Acre - a community Care Centre caring for orphaned and abandoned children in the rural areas of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. These children have been orphaned as a result of the HIV pandemic.

Individual: Richardson, Robert???Telephone:+27 33 2605860

Description: Robert is a Lecturer in the School of Theology at the University of Natal. He is involved with communities dealing with problems faced by families facing the effects of HIV/AIDS.

Individual: Richter, Linda???Telephone:+27 31 2605809

Description: Professor in the School of Psychology. Executive Director of the Child Youth and Family Development (HSRC). Her interests lie in Theory and Application in Child Development; Psycho-social issues related to the health of children, adolescents and women; HIV/AIDS and Methodological issues in socio-behavioural sciences. She is an Honorary professor in the Department of Paediatrics and Child Health at the University of Witwatersrand. Professor Richter was the Chairperson of the first Research Committee on HIV/AIDS in the Department of Health, and she was on the scientific committee for the International AIDS Conference held in Geneva in 1998. She serves on several research advisory groups, including the Essential National Health Research Committee through appointment by the Minister of Health, and the Advisory Panel on Reproductive Health Research of the Health Systems Trust. Consultant to the Medical Research Council, HIV Prevention Trials Unit; and HAVEG.

Individual: Roberts, J???Telephone:+27 33 8973000

Description: Doctor Roberts is based at Greys Hospital, Pietermaritzburg and involved with promoting HIV/AIDS awareness as well as providing primary health care.

Individual: Roberts, Ana???Telephone:+27 31 3361364

Description: Mrs Roberts is a Human Resources manager at a large retail firm, based in Durban.

Individual: Roberts, Christine???Telephone:+27 31 7096688

Description: Christine is a professional nurse and newly qualified social worker, employed at the Open Door Crisis centre in Pinetown. She is involved with testing and counselling and wishes to get more involved in the community, with people in schools and businesses.

Individual: Roets, Leon???Telephone:012 352 4116

Description: Specialise in the Social Behaviour Aspects of HIV/AIDS and Health Curriculum developer and implementator in the field of HIV/AIDS. Developer of an integrated learning-teaching model for distance learning on HIV/AIDS. Served on several HIV/AIDS task teams both national and international,Conducted several HIV/AIDS Social Behaviour Assessments in the place of work Programme Manager fro Vista University's HIV/AIDS Workplace Programme.Strong networker. Strategic planning facilitator

Individual: Rogers, Michael???Telephone:+011 202 4865759

Description: Mr Rogers is involved in pre-producing a documentary on the subject of HIV/ AIDS relief in the southern area of South Africa. He has conduucted extensive research and has a team of undergraduate pre-medical students involved with the documentary. The aim is to promote their stories providing relief while bringing more knowledge and information to people around the world.

Individual: Roman, Mike???Telephone:+27

Description: Mr Roman is an Applied Medical Anthropology graduate student at Oregon State University. His focus is on the Pacific island nation of Kiribati where I served as a peace corps volunteer from 2000-2002. Summer of 2004 will be going back to Kiribati to conduct field work with the Kiribati Ministry of Health and the Kiribati HIV/AIDS Taskforce.

Individual: Rootman, Shantal???Telephone:033 3421229

Description: Director of NGO, involved in child and family care, care of the aged and also involved with community upliftment projects.

Individual: Ross, Fiona???Telephone:+27 33 2605674 / 6770

Description: Fiona is involved with counselling of children and families that are affected by HIV/AIDS. This also includes giving nutritional support where necessary. She is based in Northdale Hospital.

Individual: Roy, Pawan???Telephone:+977-1-4470854

Description: Hi I am a university student of Communication and Information technology.I am also working as a volunteer and a tresurer in a youth Organisation called Youth Action Nepal.Basically this organisation gives a platform for the youth to discuss and dissiminate the burning issues regarding development ,hiv/aids/Reproductive rights,leadership,digital development and so many. Hope that the networks from such a Youth organisation working in least Developing country could create a way to solve and share the oppurtnities in Nepal.

Individual: Royeppen, Lorelle???Telephone:031 3112235

Description: Acting Director for ethekwini Heritage Department. Co-ordinates and publicises outreach, fundraising and educational programmes.

Individual: Rule, Sarah???Telephone:033 3455088

Description: Co-ordinator of the C.B.R Education and Training for Empowerment. Focuses mainly on people with disabilities and their rehabilitation. Offers training, materials, development, the setting up of disability services etc. With regards to AIDS the organisation is involved with home-based care.

Individual: Rycroft, Alan???Telephone:031 2602487

Description: Professor Rycroft is the Dean of Faculty - School of Law at the University of Natal. He has, in the past, produced an interactive CD training course on AIDS and the Workplace, published by Butterworths.

Individual: Ryder, Jen???Telephone:033 3949086

Description: Area Manager of childrens home catering for children infetced/ affected by HIV/AIDS.